Application - RJ

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What is your name, age and general location? RJ, 29, South Carolina

What is your email address? [e-mail]

Which is your favourite real life team? How did you end up following them? Miami Marlins. Between being born in Florida, raised near Philly, and living in Braves country, I have always been a fan on the NL East. Started following baseball in the mid-90s when the Marlins started out and won it in '97 (I know, I'm such a bandwagon fan).

How did you find this league? I was a previous member of this league. Had to step away but now I am missing it and ready to return.

Please give a brief overview of your fantasy baseball experience. Playing on and off since mid-2000s and consistently for past 5 years. Started off light with those 5x5 roto leagues but the addiction has grown to more GM based leagues with salary cap concepts and a focus on history.

How many other leagues are you currently a member of, and what format are they (ie H2H, roto, redraft, keeper, auction etc)? I am in 5 other baseball leagues, all but one are H2H and the one being my roto league. One is straight dynasty (also a multi sport league), two are keepers, and two are salary cap leagues.

How often will you be available to be contacted by fellow owners in this league? I run two leagues on ProBoards and the rest of them have sites so I am constantly checking the forums daily. Plus my new job has me in front of a computer monitoring other computers so I'm almost always online.

This is a league with 30 teams in it, and as such it can be expected that there will be a rather large number of teams that will not contend every season. Would you be content with building for the future? Do you need to always be in competition in order to remain interested in the league? When I first applied I stated that I was looking forward to the long term chess match of the league. That sentiment still holds true. I think what I admire about this league is the fact that you can get the closest to having total GM control without being one. I don't always need to be competitive, and in fact, I think there is much excitement in batteling for the middle of the road or knocking a division rival out of a wildcard spot.

Is there any other information you think we as a league should know in order to best determine your eligibility? I regret that I had to step down last year. But I had a few personal situations that I had to take care of first. Now my son is born, I am out of the military, and I have finished my degree. I am in the position I wanted to be in last year when I first joined where I can give this league the focus and attention it requires.

Please post links to any other leagues you participate in.
My Leagues:
Players League - Split Season Roto: playersleague.boards.net
Federal League - Salary Cap: thefederalleague.boards.net
Other Leagues:
Throwback Baseball - KC Monarchs: throwbackbaseball.proboards.com
Continental League - Colorado Grizzlies: ufsa.freeforums.net
ILoFA - Phillies (multisport league): no forum yet

[Admin]

Greetings R.J.,

We’d be happy to have you back and have added your name to the waiting list. Thanks for keeping us in mind. With the 2019 season set to open soon, hopefully we’ll soon have a clearer picture of any vacancies that need to be filled.

As a reference, this is the resignation page: mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/3092/giants-resignation

Welcome back!

[Admin]

Congratulations RJ! The Kansas City Royals are proud to welcome you as their new general manager. A fun and rewarding future awaits as you chart the course of your franchise!

What are the next steps to be taken to get started on the right foot?

1) Please use the username Royals GM (name).

2) Post your own roster page in your team folder. For continuity your first roster should contain the exact same players as the previous team roster. If you wish to make changes to your roster (by protecting unprotecting players) then these should be posted on the Roster Transactions board. You should also check that the arbitration contracts of all of your players are accurate - you don't want to be unnecessarily overpaying anyone! The format of the roster page is open for customisation by each owner, but please bear in mind that it should be easy to read and well maintained. You may find the FAQ page helpful. mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/636/league-faqs-new-owner

3) Notify one of the commissioners if there is a player on a multi-year guaranteed contract whose contract length you would like to reduce.

4) Check your real life team's major and minor league rosters to see if you can protect any arbitration players of value that your predecessor missed.

5) Check your email for an invitation to Fantrax. (Consult with one of the commissioners if there are any difficulties or delays.)

6) Check your Fantrax roster. It should match your Proboards roster and only include players receiving a salary on your team.

7) Post a trade block. You can't agree to a trade until your trade block has been posted for a week.

Make good use of your trade block, player evaluation advice, and the one week acclimatization period. The “trade block guidance” page is your friend. Please do not overlook this valuable tool. It is required reading. mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/732/trade-block-guidance

8) Protect a player (see Section VII of the rules). You won't be allowed to trade until this step is taken as a demonstration of understanding the procedure.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask. You can post it publicly under “General Chat”, or ask any experienced league member. We’re here to help.

From all of your fellow friends and competitors, welcome to our league!